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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs the Scottish Hospital at Molepolole?

2. How large was Obed Ramotswe's herd?

3. Who claims the credit for building Botswana?

4. What is the tureen made from?

5. What might prevent Motholeli from having children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between compassion and morality here?

2. What happens in Chapter 9?

3. How does Chapter 17 start?

4. What evidence is there of the theme of compassion?

5. Does the narrative suggest deceit as a tactic?

6. How do the two different investigations parallel?

7. How does Mma Ramotswe's task compare to Mma Makutsi's?

8. How does Chapter 10 start?

9. What is on Mma Makutsi's mind at the end of chapter 15?

10. What similar technique is used by both women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who does Mma Ramotswe suggest has influenced her life? What characters does she mention and why?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the structure of the book:

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion.

Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story?

How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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